Quadrant Knowledge Solutions’ Web Application Firewall (WAF) market research includes a detailed analysis of the global market regarding short-term and long-term growth opportunities, emerging technology trends, market trends, and future market outlook. The study provides a comprehensive market forecast analysis of the global market and the overall market adoption rate as well. This research provides strategic information for technology vendors to better understand the existing market, supporting their growth strategies; and for users to evaluate different vendors’ capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market position.
The research includes detailed competition analysis and vendor evaluation with the proprietary SPARK Matrix analysis. The SPARK Matrix includes ranking and positioning of leading WAF vendors with a global impact. The SPARK Matrix includes an analysis of vendors including A10 Networks, Akamai, AWS, Barracuda, Citrix, Cloudflare, F5, Fastly, Fortinet, Imperva, NSFOCUS, Radware, Rhode & Schwarz Cybersecurity, StackPath, Sangfor Technologies.
According to Riya Tomar, Analyst at Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, “A Web Application Firewall Solution protects organizations’ web assets and their customers from web-based attacks and malicious activities. The solution has grown to be more sophisticated due to an increase in application layer attacks and dynamic web technologies.”
“A WAF solution also focuses on API security, client-side protection, protection against DDoS attacks, bot management, and more. WAF solutions can also be integrated with other security tools, such as, IDPs (Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems), SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) to ensure building a comprehensive security solution.”
2022 Web Application Firewall (WAF) SPARK Matrix
Source: Quadrant Knowledge Solutions

Table of Contents
Executive Overview
Competition Landscape and Analysis
- Competitive Overview and Analysis
- Factors and Technology Differentiators
SPARK Matrix™: Web Application Firewall (WAF)
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